In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
This is America, not a banana republic.
Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.
When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you; but when you tell people you slipped on a banana peel, it's your laugh. So you become the hero rather than the victim of the joke.
Banana republics are run on cronyism.
I'm getting so old, I don't even buy green bananas anymore.
To be honest, I think bananas are a pathetic fruit.
My belief about acting in one foot on a banana peel and the other one in the grave.
Bananas are great, as I believe them to be the only known cure for existential dread. Also, Mother Teresa said that in India, a woman dying in the street will share her banana with anyone who needs it, whereas in America, people amass and hoard as many bananas as they can to sell for an exorbitant profit. So half of them go bad, anyway.
Banana Republic stands for casual sportswear, relaxed outdoor clothing with some elements of adventure and travel. The clothes are more about style, value, and taste than they are about fashion.
His venture sounds like a banana peel awaiting its victim.
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